tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030780043345431649.post4848029745144422266..comments2023-09-05T06:03:26.379-04:00Comments on The Funny Farm: Nanking Cherryduane marcus <a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Duane_Marcus/541048543">Facebook me!</a>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05574458539817680775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030780043345431649.post-6165822474327760392011-05-03T18:30:02.738-04:002011-05-03T18:30:02.738-04:00We started harvesting cherries today. The harvest ...We started harvesting cherries today. The harvest will last for a few days. We make jam from them. It is my favorite jam of all.<br />Duaneduane marcus <a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Duane_Marcus/541048543">Facebook me!</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/05574458539817680775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030780043345431649.post-77969901293621873122011-04-16T00:25:19.774-04:002011-04-16T00:25:19.774-04:00We planted a tree strip at our ranch 4 years ago a...We planted a tree strip at our ranch 4 years ago and put in almost 400 trees and shrubs - 75 of them were Nanking cherries - the rest are Buffalo berries, Gooseberries, Navite plums, Hackberries, Junipers and a few Lilacs. They have all done well, even surviving 3 years of being almost totally stripped by grasshoppers. Amazingly, they come back strong every spring even after cold winter temps that last for weeks (as low as -40 with strong winds). The grasshoppers love the cherries too and will eat all the fruit, leaving the pit still attached to the branch. I have picked fruit every year from the cherries and last year I picked as much fruit as I could process, leaving the rest for the neighbor lady and the birds - they all loved it. I am truly impressed with Nanking cherries - anything that can survive and flourish here on the South Dakota/Wyoming border and still produce fruit is an amazing plant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030780043345431649.post-68237396018295250392009-02-11T17:22:00.000-05:002009-02-11T17:22:00.000-05:00We planted some at the farm last year & they s...We planted some at the farm last year & they seem to be doing well. Look forward to eating the fruits.<BR/>BarbBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100579796650378775noreply@blogger.com